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Amy Connery - Assistant Professor in Speech and Language Pathology

Amy Connery

Assistant Professor in Speech and Language Pathology

I am a speech and language therapist with an interest in evidence-based and stakeholder-informed stuttering interventions for children and adults who stutter. My research aims to identify the range of components of intervention that influence treatment outcomes, including therapeutic alliance and person-related variables. I am passionate about the involvement of key stakeholders in my research, including those who stutter and practising speech and language therapists.

What I teach

  • Undergraduate
    • Assessment and Intervention of speech sound disorders in children
    • Assessment and intervention of stuttering in childhood, adolescence and adulthood

What I research

  • The application of evidence-based practice to speech and language therapy
  • The role of therapeutic alliance in speech and language therapy
  • Public and patient involvement (PPI) in research
  • Co-designing interventions for those who stutter
  • Integrating the discipline of philosophy into stuttering intervention

Recent Publications

  • Connery, A., Yaruss, J.S., Galvin, R., Lomheim, H., Loucks, T.M., & McCurtin, A. (2021). Obtaining consensus on core components of stuttering intervention for adults: An e-Delphi survey with key stakeholders. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 57, 112-127. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12680
  • Connery, A., Galvin, R., & McCurtin, A. (2020). International expert perspectives on the principles and components of effective intervention for adults who stutter. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 56, 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12580
  • Connery, A., Galvin, R., & McCurtin, A. (2020). Effectiveness of non-pharmacological stuttering interventions on communication and psychosocial functioning in adults who stutter: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 14, 17-26, https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12408